For over two decades, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has served as the guiding framework for how businesses engage with society’s biggest challenges, from climate change and inequality to corporate governance and democracy. It became so widely adopted that many considered…
Reconsidering the socio-economic context of capitalism and developing a more nuanced understanding of CSR in the contemporary neoliberal political economy.
If companies make economic and social reasons for their sustainable investments known, they run the risk of their legitimacy being called into question. Our study shows that when individuals assume that a company’s sustainable investments are strategically motivated and driven by economic interests, they will assess companies’ credibility and legitimacy negatively.
I highlight the constitutive dimension of communication and its implications for CSR matters.
By Michael Etter, Peter Winkler, & Itziar Castello In order to tackle the grand challenges of our time, it is crucial that firms consider their corporate social responsibilities (CSR) regarding their environmental and societal impact. When business leaders proclaim their…
By Andrew Crane, Mette Morsing, and Dennis Schoeneborn Companies are often criticised for failing to “walk-the-talk”, that is, spending too much time telling us about the socially responsible deeds they are going to do, but not enough time actually doing…
Global Governance—The Emerging CSR Example Laura Albareda and Sandra Waddock One of the amazing things that has occurred over the past several decades is the rapid evolution of thinking about corporate sustainability and responsibility (CSR).[1] From fragmented, single company initiatives…
